Bradenton Times: Port of Manatee's Newest Tool - The Green Express

The Green Express will easily live up to its motto: Faster-Greener-Fresher-Safer. That's true because most of its cargo is perishables and headed for the fast lane. If all goes well; refrigerated warehouses are equipped, rail gets taken to them and the Tiger 3 grant comes through for Port Manatee, southern hemisphere fruit and vegetables will be two to four days closer to nearly 90 million people in America.

Time is money, but that's not all it is. When it comes to passion fruit, or guavas, and even pineapples, when you pick it to when you eat it, time can be oh-lala. Not all produce can be picked green (early so to ripen in transport) or have a shelf life of many days or weeks. So when a network of direct transport eliminates much of the waiting and miles the product must travel opens, opportunities abound. Port Manatee and the Green Express is putting just that together.

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